Evangelism & Youth

Bob Hargrove & David Ryan, Elders

Visitation - Members & Guests

Todd Walker - Associate Minister

• Visitation is an important evangelistic tool. Glendale Road tries to use its attendance cards, which are filled out by members and visitors on Sundays to acknowledge their attendance. This system helps Care Team leaders, the staff and elders know if a member has missed three consecutive Sundays or more, which might signal a need for a visit or call to check and see if things are all right. The visitors cards are used to give the staff and elders information on how to contact visitors and acknowledge their visit while inquiring about needs that can be met. When a member asks for a family member or friend to be visited, this request is carried out by elders, ministers or Care Team members.

Hospital Visitation

Steve Spiceland - Deacon

• The current hospital visitation program began as an organized effort in June of 1997. A group of volunteers associated with our congregation visits persons that are hospitalized. The original volunteer group was made up of 68 members and has grown to 83 members as of November 2006. The first actual month of team visitation was in August of 1997. Since that time, over 12,000 visits have been made by the visitation teams. The current program is organized in such a manner that each person of a visitation team is scheduled to visit the local hospital once a month. Because of the large number of volunteers working together, the program does not demand a great deal of time from any one person.

Visiting the Shut-Ins

Ted Howard - Deacon

• As part of an effort to involve those who are unable to attend church events, all shut-ins are visited on a monthly basis. This includes those in nursing and retirement homes. Through a host of volunteers, coordinated by Ted Howard, approximately forty individuals are contacted every month by personal visits, phone calls or cards. Shut-ins also enjoy small gifts for special occasions from time to time.

Youth Program

Nick Hutchens - Youth Minister

• The goal of the youth ministry is to help our youth to grow in love for Jesus, our families, our church, oru communities and each other. We hope to reach these goals through classes, trips, and youth activities.

• The youth will have the opportunity to participate and grow. There are monthly outings for our 3-10 year olds purposed mainly for fellowship. In addition, there are special classes for them during our Sunday night services geared especially for their age. Every June, we host our annual week-long Vacation Bible School specifically for our little ones by utilizing many of our middle schoolers and high schoolers.

• The 6th-12th graders have several opportunities to serve in different ways. We take several weekend trips a year as well as everal week-long trips during the summer. There are also weekly Bible studies, devotionals, fun nights, youth rallies and other special events. Regardless of age, there are ample opportunities for your children to be involved and to grow up in the Lord!!